Nico Collins Fantasy Football Week 3: Stats and Projections vs. Colts

Houston Texans WR Nico Collins will be up against the team with last year's 30th-ranked passing defense, the Indianapolis Colts (247.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 3 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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Nico Collins Week 3 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
• Game Date: September 27, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.1
• Projected Receiving Yards: 66.94
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.32

Projections provided by numberFire

Collins 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Collins was ninth at his position, and 63rd overall, with 155.2 fantasy points (10.3 per game) last season.
• Collins accumulated 14.2 fantasy points in his one game so far this season. He had 75 yards receiving, on seven catches (10 targets), and one touchdown.
• Collins accumulated 20.5 fantasy points -- three receptions, 85 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last season, in Week 15 versus the Arizona Cardinals.
• Collins accumulated 16.5 fantasy points in Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts -- five catches, 98 yards -- which was his second-best performance last season.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers -- Collins ended up with 2.1 fantasy points. His stat line was: three catches, 21 yards, on seven targets.
• Collins recorded 2.5 fantasy points -- three catches, 25 yards, on five targets -- in Week 1 versus the Los Angeles Rams, and that was his second-worst performance of the year.

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Colts Defensive Performance

• Last season, Indianapolis allowed four quarterbacks to rack up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Colts allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Indianapolis allowed two or more touchdown passes to six opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Colts surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Indianapolis allowed eight players pile up over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• In terms of pass defense, the Colts allowed a touchdown reception to 23 players last season.
• Against Indianapolis last year, one player hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run defense, the Colts yielded more than 100 rushing yards to just two players last season.
• On the ground, Indianapolis allowed 12 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Four players ran for multiple TDs in a game against the Colts last year.

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